Strategic Community Building
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Environment: The proposal demonstrates a high level of site design, landscaping, architectural excellence, and environmental sensitivity. Adequate parcel area to ensure a higher standard of open space, plazas, and focal points may also dictate the justification for a greater square footage. Unique site plans, building layouts and designs, broken building masses and use of materials, and detail that contribute to the unique quality of the architecture, building, landscape, and site design that contribute to the overall compatibility with adjacent neighborhoods are encouraged. Freestanding pad users located on the corner of a planned shopping center and along arterial streets are situated so the main center remains visible and that the visibility and functionality of later phases are maintained.
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Infrastructure/Mobility: The proposal demonstrates sufficient accommodation for increased traffic, offsite improvements, pedestrian and bicycle amenities, access to alternative transportation, and other measures as per approved traffic and pedestrian studies.
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Market: The proposal is accompanied by a comprehensive market evaluation study and phasing plan, including a public revenue/benefit analysis.
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Other: Any other documentation that serves to provide a rational basis to exceed 300,000 square feet.
Commercial office complexes such as garden offices are appropriate along arterial roads and are adjacent to or mixed in with neighborhood or community commercial centers. For large office buildings and corporate offices, see the Employment category.
R e g io n a l C o m m e rc ia l This category includes major regional commercial developments such as malls, power centers, large single-use retail, and other major commercial centers. Regional commercial locations are shown on the Future Land Use Plan Map and are also eligible for consideration of urban-style mixed-use developments, large office users, and a compatible mix of residential densities.
E m p lo y m e n t The Future Land Use Plan Map focuses attention on strengthening the community’s economic base by expanding the growth areas and identifying a variety of employment areas for future growth. Major employers, knowledge-based industries, and industrial/business parks are allowed within Employment. A compatible mix of industrial support uses and residential densities as an integral component may be considered. Light industrial business parks may be considered in campus-like settings containing knowledge-based employers, corporate offices, manufacturing, and warehouse and distribution. A compatible mix of industrial support uses and residential densities may also be considered as an integral component of a planned mixed-use development. Orbital
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Chandler General Plan 2016